North American LRT Status Update
Ted Rosenbaum Manager, Railway Operations & Asset Planning LTK Australia Melbourne, Australia LEGACY LIGHT RAIL & STREETCAR SYSTEMS Boston
Miles LRVs AWR 25.6 216 190,000 • Green Line Extension: Lechmere to Medford (2021) • Delivery of Type 9 Vehicles • Planning for Type 10 Cleveland
Miles LRVs AWR 15.4 48 6,800 • Potential increase in Ohio gas tax Newark
Miles LRVs AWR 6.3 21 19,200 • Lengthened 10 of the fleet’s 21 vehicles New Orleans
Miles LRVs AWR 16.7 66 19,800 • 2016: N. Rampart- St. Claude (2.5 mi) • St. Claude/Elysian Fields Extension (1.1 mi, 2023) Philadelphia
Miles LRVs AWR 141 42.5 74,400 (+18 PCC IIs) • Modernization plan – Low-floor streetcars – Wider stop spacing – Level boarding Pittsburgh
Miles LRVs AWR 25 83 29,000 • Recovery from freight train derailment (2018) San Francisco
Miles LRVs AWR 30.7 151 167,200 6 34 Streetcars 25,000 • Central Subway to Chinatown • E-Embarcadero service 7 days/week (2016) • New Siemens LRVs Toronto
Miles LRVs AWR 51 ~315 292,100 • King St pilot • Continued delivery of new LFLRVs NEW START LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS Edmonton (1978)
Miles LRVs AWR 13.1 70 112,500 • Two extensions recently funded: – Valley Line West – Metro Line NW • Construction to start in 2020 Calgary (1981)
Miles LRVs AWR 34.3 160 300,000 • Funding secured for Southeast-to-North Green Line (2026 completion) • LFLRVs on new lines San Diego (1981)
Miles LRVs AWR 52.5 152 153,800 • 2021: Blue Line Mid- Coast Trolley (10.9 mi) Buffalo (1985)
Miles LRVs AWR 6.4 27 17,100 • Amherst-Buffalo corridor extension • New connection for Exchange St Station’s replacement? Portland (1986)
Miles LRVs AWR 59.6 145 122,700 • Portland-Milwaukie extension (2015) • Red line service to Washington County Fair Complex (2021) Sacramento (1987)
Miles LRVs AWR 40.3 76 36,800 • 20 new LFLRVs on the way • New express services • ½ cent sales tax measure for airport extension defeated (2016) San Jose (1987)
Miles LRVs AWR 42.2 100 28,800 • Direct Mountain View (Caltrain)- Berryessa (BART) connection • Ended Santa Teresa Express service (2018) Los Angeles (1990)
Miles LRVs AWR 70.2 258 203,400 • 28 by ’28 – Regional Connector – Gold Line Foothill Ext. – Crenshaw/LAX • Surpassed MBTA for highest ridership US LRT system Baltimore (1992)
Miles LRVs AWR 29 53 17,800 • BaltimoreLink plan (in lieu of new Red Line) • Port Covington Extension? St. Louis (1993)
Miles LRVs AWR 45.5 87 43,900 • Cortex infill station (2018) Denver (1994)
Miles LRVs AWR 34.7 172 98,100 • Aurora/I-225 R Line (2017) • L Line Loop (2018) and future extension • Southeast Extension (2019) Dallas (1996)
Miles LRVs AWR 93 163 95,200 • 2016: Blue Line from Ledbetter to UNT-Dallas • D2 downtown tunnel by 2024? Salt Lake City (1999)
Miles LRVs AWR 44.8 117 59,800 • Transition to level boarding (LFLRVs) Hudson-Bergen (2000)
Miles LRVs AWR 17 54 54,400 • Preliminary engineering on Bayfront extension • Northern Branch extension awaiting funding Houston (2004)
Miles LRVs AWR 22.7 76 62,600 • Purple line opened May 23, 2015 • Green line fully operational (Jan. 11, 2017) Twin Cities (2004)
Miles LRVs AWR 21.8 91 80,500 • 2023: Southwest Extension • 2024: Blue Line extension • Future St. Paul-Mall Riverview Corridor? Charlotte (2007)
Miles LRVs AWR 19.3 38 26,000 • 2018: Blue line Northeast Extension • Additionl vehicles Phoenix (2008)
Miles LRVs AWR 26.3 50 44,900 • 2016: 3.1 mi Northwest extension • 1.9 mi Gilbert Rd extension (2019) Seattle (2009)
Miles LRVs AWR 20.4 62 88,600 • 2016: University and South 200 Extensions • ST2 Extensions underway • ST3 approved 2016 • 152 Siemens LFLRVs purchased Hampton Roads (2011)
Miles LRVs AWR 7.4 9 5,600 • Town Center expansion halted after 2016 referendum failed Ottawa (2019)
Miles LRVs AWR 7.8 34 • Confederation Line opening soon! • East & West extensions planned by 2024-25 • 34 Alstom Citadis Spirit LFLRVs MODERN & VINTAGE STREETCARS Memphis Main St Trolley (1993)
Miles Streetcars AWR 6.3 11 1,300 • Re-opened April 30, 2018 • Restoration of service on Riverfront and Madison Ave soon Kenosha (2000)
Miles Streetcars AWR 1.7 7 200-300 Portland (2001)
Miles LRVs AWR 10.6 16 Streetcars 15,000 • 3 new vehicles on order (Brookville) • Priority in NW Tampa-Ybor City TECO Trolley (2002)
Miles Streetcars AWR 2.7 11 800 • Started charging fares again in Oct. 2018 • Extension planning north to Tampa Heights • Modern streetcars with level boarding accompany extension Little Rock (2004)
Miles Streetcars AWR 3.4 5 300 • Re-branded as “Metro Streetcar” in 2015 Tacoma (2003)
Miles Streetcars AWR 1.6 3 2,500 • 2.4mi Hilltop extension • Open in 2022 Seattle (2007)
Miles Streetcars AWR 3.8 10 5,000 • First Hill (January 23, 2016) • OESS • Center City Connector project restart approved by Mayor Salt Lake City (2013)
Miles Streetcars AWR 2.0 10 1,300 • Expanded double track section (2019) • Phase 2 Extension Tucson Sunlink (2014)
Miles Streetcars AWR 3.9 8 2,600 • Didn’t miss a yard departure in first four years of operation Atlanta Downtown Loop (2014)
Miles Streetcars AWR 2.7 4 1,200 • MARTA takeover (July 2018) • Planned future integration into BeltLine
Central Atlanta Progress Dallas
Miles Streetcars AWR 2.5 4 500 4.6 6 historic 2,000 • Opened April 13, 2015 • Bishop Arts District extension (2016) • Future M-Line integration (Dallas Central Streetcar Link) Charlotte
Miles Streetcars AWR 1.5 4 500 • Opened July 14, 2015 • Phase 2 (2.5mi) under construction (2020) • Will include ~0.6mi off-wire segment Washington, DC
Miles Streetcars AWR 2.7 5 3,500 • Opened February 27, 2016 • Free Fares • Potential extension via K St to Georgetown Kansas City
Miles Streetcars AWR 2.0 4 5,700 • Opened May 6, 2016 • Planning for extensions: – North (0.75mi) by 2021 – South (3.75mi) by 2023
Paul Sableman Cincinnati
Miles Streetcars AWR 3.6 5 1,400 • Bell Connector, opened Sept. 9, 2016 • 1st US 100% low- floor streetcar (CAF) Detroit
Miles Streetcars AWR 3.3 6 3,000 • QLine, opened May 12, 2017 • Brookville cars include batteries for off-wire movement • Began taking fares September 2017 Milwaukee
Miles Streetcars AWR 2 5 2,100 • “The Hop” • Opened Nov. 2, 2018 • OESS vehicles • 0.4 mi Lakefront branch to open 2020 El Paso
Miles Streetcars AWR 4.8 6 • Back after 44 years • Opened November 9, 2018 • Six restored PCC cars Oklahoma City
Miles Streetcars AWR 6.9 7 • Opened December 14, 2018 • OESS vehicles • Started collecting fares Feb. 2, 2019 LIGHT DMU SERVICES LRT’s Diesel Cousins
System Year Opened AWR New Jersey RiverLine 2004 9,000 North San Diego Sprinter 2005 8,400 Austin MetroRail 2010 2,800 Denton County A-Train 2011 1,400 eBART 2018 7,700 • Available right-of-way • Longer trip distances, wider stop spacing • Direct connections to other transit, if not CBD Until we meet again…
City Type Length (mi) Fleet Size Due Santa Ana (OC) SR 4.1 8 2021 Tempe SR 3.4 6 2021 West Sacramento SR 4.4 8 2022 Los Angeles SR 3.8 12 2022 Mississauga LRT 11 44 2022
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